Work has begun in Russia on the creation of a new military transport aircraft to replace the An-124 “Ruslan”. As the chief designer of PJSC stated in an interview with RT “Il” Mykola Talikov, Ilyushin aviation complex begins to create a new aircraft, thereby eliminating the question of the need to recreate the An-124.
As explained by the chief designer “Ila”, to the PJSC program “Il” a task was submitted to create the Il-106 to replace the An-124. The enterprise's design bureau has already begun work on the new aircraft.. Wherein, Talikov noted, that the new Il-106 will meet all modern requirements for the aerobatic aviation complex, and by resource, and on transported goods. planned, that during normal operation the aircraft will transport 80 tons of cargo, and under special operating conditions it can “raise” 110-120 tonnes. The cargo compartment of the Il-106 will be the same size, as well as the An-124 “Ruslan”. In addition to new avionics, the plane will receive new thrust engines 24-26 tonnes, which are being created at the United Engine Corporation.
The new aircraft will be created in 2025-2026 years, reported Talikov, These are the deadlines set by the Russian Ministry of Defense. Developments on this topic have been going on for a long time., but in the 1990s and 2000s, work on this project was “sluggish”.
Previously, the Ministry of Defense stated, what's in the state weapons program, designed to 2027 of the year, there is a project to create a super-heavy aircraft to replace the An-124 “Ruslan”.
